Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 61.8 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Alcatel |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5 | -- |
| 2011-10-04 | 2016-07-15 |
| 4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 inches | 6.06 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.26 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Aluminium and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| $ 165.00 | $ 127.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 640 x 960 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 330 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP2 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 7.56 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.25 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.3 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 200 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 1.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Alcatel Idol 4s has a score of 67.9, which is a bit better than Apple iPhone 4s's global score of 61.8. Alcatel Idol 4s's design is way newer and extremely thinner than Apple iPhone 4s's, although it's also a bit heavier. The Alcatel Idol 4s features a superior processor than iPhone 4s, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a higher number of cores.
Apple iPhone 4s has a little sharper display than Alcatel Idol 4s, although it has a lot lower quantity of pixels per inch in the display, a really smaller screen and a way lower resolution of 960 x 640px. The Alcatel Idol 4s counts with much more memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone 4s, because it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB internal memory.
Alcatel Idol 4s has a much longer battery life than Apple iPhone 4s. Alcatel Idol 4s counts with just a bit better camera than iPhone 4s, because it has a much more mega pixels back camera and a much higher (Quad HD / 2K) video definition.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Alcatel Idol 4s is also very cheap compared to the other phones, which makes it an obvious call.
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